AFK FOODS LTD

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10763068 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-106.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.5y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £106,686
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
-£107k
↓ 132% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£107k-£72k-£37k-£3k£32k£66kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-302024-05-30
Total assets£-95.9k£-25.9k
Current assets£40.4k£66.3k
Cash£28.4k£40.1k
Debtors£14.2k
Net assets£-106.7k£-46.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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  2. 2025-02-24
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  3. 2024-02-15
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  4. 2023-02-27
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  5. 2022-05-30
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  6. 2022-01-21
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    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2022-01-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  8. 2021-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-18
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  10. 2019-05-07
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-08
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2017-05-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AFK FOODS LTD
  13. 2017-05-10
    ISLAM, Md Tokdirul appointed
    director
  14. 2017-05-10
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    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Md Tokdirul Islam
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest10/05/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

32 High Street
St. Neots
PE19 1JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ISLAM, Md Tokdirul
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-05-10
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge18/01/2022
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-18